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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Triple J Community Broadcasting, L.L.C. ) File No. EB-10-PA-0036
Licensee of Class A TV Station W24BB )
Facility ID # 68137 ) NOV No. V201032400034
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: March 10, 2010
By the District Director, Philadelphia Office, Northeast Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Triple J Community Broadcasting,
LLC., operator of Class A TV Station W24BB in East Stroudsburg,
Pennsylvania.
2. On February 24, 2010, in response to a complaint, an agent of the
Enforcement Bureau's Philadelphia Office monitored station W24BB
located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and found the following
violation:
47 C.F.R. S: 73.1560(d): "In the event it becomes technically impossible
to operate at authorized power, a broadcast station may operate at reduced
power for a period of not more than 30 days without specific authority
from the FCC. If operation at reduced power will exceed 10 consecutive
days, notification must be made to the FCC in Washington, DC, not later
than 10th day of the lower power operation." Triple J Community
Broadcasting, LLC operated station W24BB at reduced power between February
3, 2010 and February 24, 2010, a period of more than 10 consecutive days,
without notifying the Commission in writing as required.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Triple J Community
Broadcasting, LLC must submit a written statement concerning this
matter within 20 days of release of this Notice. The response must
fully explain each violation, must contain a statement of the specific
action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and
should include a time line for completion of pending corrective
action(s). The response must be complete in itself and signed by a
principal or officer of Triple J Community Broadcasting, LLC. All
replies and documentation sent in response to this Notice should be
marked with the File No. and NOV No. specified above, and mailed to
the following address:
Federal Communications Commission
Philadelphia District Office
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent by Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested
and regular mail to Triple J Community Broadcasting, LLC at its
address of record.
5. The Privacy Act of 1974 requires that we advise you that the
Commission will use all relevant material information before it,
including any information disclosed in your reply, to determine what,
if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance. Any false
statement made knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is
punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Gene J. Stanbro
District Director
Philadelphia District Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S: 403.
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3).
18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq.
Federal Communications Commission
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